Taking minimalism to a new level, graphic artist Blo0p's illustrations of video game characters and superheroes with the most basic of lines and shapes is a testament to just how mainstream these icons have become. We don't even need to see the fine details and we know we're looking at Iron Man or Megatron — our brains can fill in the rest

The "Gravity Stool" turns traditional furniture on its head. Dutch designer Jólan van der Wiel "grows" his furniture using only magnets and a mix of plastic and iron filings. The result? Each piece is unique and something that looks like it came from Middle Earth.

We all know we should unplug our appliances to stymie standby or "vampire" energy, that trickle of power that occurs even when they are not in use. Now there's a concept wall socket that physically ejects unused cords from the wall so we can go green without thinking about it.

This is the last gingerbread house, I promise, because it's the only one as far as I can tell that transforms from gingerbread house mode to Gingerbread Prime mode. Take that you other gingerbreads.